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Realistically, we need a massive cull, which means more money burnt as we will take a hit on a lot of the players we bought.

Can’t see them selling Keane, Klaassen might be given a clean slate, maybe Sandro can be rejuvenated. Reckon Bolasie will still be here too.

The squad is ridiculously top heavy and we could lose 10-15 players without batting an eyelid.
 
When you look at that list, it suddenly becomes clearer how we were so poor last season.

Ps you forgot Sandro and Niasse

Sandro yes. But Niasse was one of our high points. Yes he has a reputation that he is “crap” but he scored goals off limited playing time. He has proven he isn’t as crap as everyone thinks. He is unorthodox yes. But he clearly has an eye for goal and when he was playing with confidence, some of his play was superb such as his involvement for Gueyes goal at the end of the season (Bear in mind we were useless going forward and not having any shots, he created things)
 

23 lol i forgot williams lol lol



13 PLAYERS -- all surely must go.
Browning
Garbutt
Pennington
Galloway
Tarashaj
Grant
Robles (free)
Stekelenburg
Henen
Williams
Mirallas
Rooney
Mangala (loan)

TOTAL estimated value under £5mil.

REMAINING 10 estimated value £90mil+
Cuco
Keane
Mori
Jagielka
Baines
McCarthy
Schneiderlin
Besic
Klaassen
Bolasie


So were highly likely to punt out 13. Of those we need to replace Rooney + 2 keepers.

13 out / 3 in.

Then it gets interesting...Do we sell;

THE WORST
THE OLDEST
THE ONES WITH MOST VALUE
Figure quoted for Rooney was 12 m
 
This is on the verge of becoming another Everton ordeal.

The man chosen as our new manager. A man that is free and available and we are still dragging our feet.

Come on Everton sort it out.

Hahaha not like us to drag our feet... I was saying to @BlueToff yesterday I cant think of any rational reason not to have appointed him so far, then it dawned on me, its going to go on till the 1st when Marcel is officially in office.

I am writing it off until then.
 
Sandro yes. But Niasse was one of our high points. Yes he has a reputation that he is “crap” but he scored goals off limited playing time. He has proven he isn’t as crap as everyone thinks. He is unorthodox yes. But he clearly has an eye for goal and when he was playing with confidence, some of his play was superb.

I know he gets a hard time and he was as you say one of the few glimmers of excitement last season.

Maybe keep him as a wild card off the bench if we want to progress.
 

I know he gets a hard time and he was as you say one of the few glimmers of excitement last season.

Maybe keep him as a wild card off the bench if we want to progress.

Exactly how I think we should be using him. Next season is another transition year. We need time to get the style set throughout the club. And he has shown he can do a job, and honestly, as an impact sub, who are we going to get better that is happy knowing they are likely to be second, maybe even third choice? If we were realistically going for top 4 then he isn’t good enough, I accept that, but for next season, when we are likely aiming for 7th, 6th if arsenal have a bad year, he can do that for us.
 

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